Category Archives: NCGA

Invasive Student Health Assessment Bill Already In #NCGA Senate

Posted on March 26, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Two bills are flying through the NC General Assembly unchallenged right now. One is a vaccination bill, which I’ll write about later today. The other is HB 13, titled, Amend School Health Assessment Requirement.

I wrote about this bill once before and given the speed with which this bad bill is flying through the General Assembly, I find the need to write about it again. Yesterday, it passed the first reading in the Senate and was referred to the Rules committee.

Let me stress this point: The health assessment document being mentioned in this bill is incredibly invasive. It includes medical data that is none of the school system or state’s business — it is information that should be between your family and your doctor.

KEEP READING — SEE THE ACTUAL ASSESSMENT Continue reading →

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“Great Leaders” Bill Is Just BEST NC’s “Vision”.

Posted on March 25, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

“Editor’s Note: BEST NC is a supporter of EdNC.”

The PR machine for SAS’s BEST NC has cranked out another article out tied to the “Vision 2020” recommendations (see pages 17-20).

Excerpt:

“The bill is titled, “Great Leaders for Great Schools/Study,” and the primary sponsors are Democrats Rep. Tricia Ann Cotham and Rep. Cecil Brockman, and Republican Rep. Craig Horn.

Cotham said she came to the General Assembly as one of its only licensed principals, and she says North Carolina faces a crisis.”

Note the use of the the term ‘crisis’.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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NC Joins States Filing ‘Convention of States’ Bills

Posted on March 24, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

North Carolina has joined multiple states in filing a ‘Convention of States’ bill House Bill 321 was filed on 3/19/15 and is short and to the point. Sponsors of the bill include Jones, Millis, Riddell, Pendleton, Cleveland, Conrad, Hurley and Whitmire.

The purpose of calling a convention of states is for the purpose of amending the Constitution with the purpose of empowering the citizenry and local legislators.
See: Get Your Liberty On: Convention of States

Text of HB 321: Continue reading →

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#NCGA Bill Would Make Charter Boards, Employees ‘Personally Liable’

Posted on March 20, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

School choice advocates, are you paying attention?

House Bill 96, presented by Rep. Larry Hall, represents a clear attack on choice and charter schools in North Carolina.

HB 96 would make “a charter board member or employee who has authority to “maintain or expend funds” be personally and individually liable for all the debts of the charter school.”

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#NCGA Revising ‘School Health Assessments’

Posted on March 19, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday, HB 13 passed a second reading as tweeted out by Policy Watch’s Lindsay Wagner:

@LindsayWagnerNC “Parent’s shall provide proof…” This bill’s language gives me pause. http://t.co/JqpD9SRM01 #ncga

— LL1885 – A.P. Dillon (@LadyLiberty1885) March 18, 2015

The primary sponsor is Rep. Jim Torbett of Gaston County. Other sponsors include Jones, Pittman and Whitmire. View the HB 13 Bill History.

This bill’s language is worrisome.

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All Around The Education Bush, The Monkey Chased The Weasel

Posted on March 18, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This morning, I saw a tweet from BEST NC promoting an article at their PR Firm, EducationNC:

The first of @GraigMeyer’s 3-part series on education reform in #NorthCarolina is on @EdNC. Click here to read it: http://t.co/EgUJJVzFrk

— BEST NC (@BESTNCorg) March 18, 2015

SAS backed outfits promoting a series by a Rep. introducing a bill based on their work. Cozy. #nced pic.twitter.com/aYud2h6XRY

— LL1885 – A.P. Dillon (@LadyLiberty1885) March 18, 2015

Oh good three whole articles. This first one is titled, The ongoing search for real common ground in education. I can summarize it for you:

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